Interview with Dana Perino

Mar 15, 2009

C-SPAN | Washington Journal

Dana Perino talked about her experiences in the White house and the transition from public service to private life. During her appearance she spoke about the state of the economy, saying that while the recession started during the Bush administration it deserved some credit for recent stock market gains. She also addressed several other topics .. Read More
Dana Perino talked about her experiences in the White house and the transition from public service to private life. During her appearance she spoke about the state of the economy, saying that while the recession started during the Bush administration it deserved some credit for recent stock market gains. She also addressed several other topics including President Barack Obama's administration, President Bush's post-presidency, Vice President Cheney's relationship with President Bush, as well as her recent trip and work at an AIDS clinic in Africa. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:05 Unidentified Speaker 30 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, AMERICA'S CABLE COMPANIES CREATED C-SPAN AS A PUBLIC SERVICE. C-SPAN CONTINUES...
00:00:26 HOST WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT PRESIDENT OBAMA, FORMER PRESIDENT BUSH, AND AFRICA WITH DANA PERINO.
00:00:34 GUEST THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
00:00:38 HOST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, JANUARY 20. YOU WERE AT THE WHITE HOUSE. THE PRESIDENT AND THE INCOMING PRESIDENT...
00:00:54 GUEST WE HAD BUILT UP TO THAT MORNING FOR A LONG TIME, EVERY FOUR TO EIGHT YEARS. IN SOME WAYS THERE ARE...
00:02:36 HOST WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT, BUT LET'S GO TO THE CONVERSATIONS FIRST PERIOD BETWEEN PRESIDENT OBAMA...
00:02:53 GUEST THEY SPOKE MORE OFTEN THAN YOU WOULD THINK, BUT WE DID NOT MAKE ALL OF THAT PUBLIC BECAUSE IT DID...
00:03:01 HOST SINCE YOU HAVE LEFT OFFICE?
00:03:03 GUEST ABOUT THAT I AM NOT SURE. THE PRESIDENT KNEW THAT ONCE JANUARY 20 CAME HE WOULD BE OFF THE STAGE,...
00:03:56 HOST YET BY PRESIDENT CHENEY HAS BEEN MUCH MORE VISIBLE, EXPRESSING DISAPPOINTMENT THAT SCOOTER LIBBY WAS...
00:04:06 GUEST NEVER LEAVE. OBVIOUSLY -- NOT REALLY. HE IS A PRIVATE CITIZEN, AND HIS DISAPPOINTMENT SHOULD NOT,...
00:04:28 HOST PRESIDENT BUSH WILL BE GIVING HIS FIRST SPEECH IN JUNE SINCE LEAVING THE OFFICE. WHAT YOU THINK THAT...
00:04:39 GUEST I DO NOT KNOW SPECIFICALLY, BUT I DO NOT ANTICIPATE THAT IT WILL BE A POINT BY POINT FOR A COUNTERPOINT...
00:04:49 HOST THIS IS FROM "THE NEW YORK TIMES" THIS MORNING, "GEORGE BUSH'S PLANS HAVE BEEN CONTROVERSIAL FOR HIS...
00:05:13 GUEST I KNOW THAT THE PRESIDENT WANTS IT TO BE A NON-PARTISAN INSTITUTE, WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME TO LEARN...
00:05:35 HOST THERE IS A HEADLINE FROM "THE WASHINGTON POST" THIS MORNING SAYING THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA INHERITED...
00:05:46 GUEST AS LONG AS HE WANTS, REALLY. REMEMBER, PRESIDENT BUSH INHERITED A RECESSION AS WELL. THAT IS WHEN...
00:07:35 HOST FOR DEMOCRATS, 202-737- 0002. FOR REPUBLICANS, 202-737-0001. IF YOU ARE WATCHING IN GREAT BRITAIN,...
00:08:00 GUEST I HAVE NOT HAD ANY TIME, ESPECIALLY IN AFRICA. WE WERE FOCUSED ON HELPING THE PEOPLE. BUT I HAVE...
00:08:22 HOST WAS THAT THE HARDEST PART OF YOUR JOB?
00:08:27 GUEST MANAGING MY SCHEDULE WAS THE HARDEST PART. YOU LEAD A TEAM. YOU ALSO NEEDED TO ADVISE THE PRESIDENT....
00:08:59 HOST WE HAVE SOME PICTURES THAT YOU BROUGHT, YOU WENT TO A SMALL TOWN IN AFRICA. WHY DID YOU GO THERE? ...
00:09:08 GUEST I WENT THERE TO LEARN MORE AND FEEL SOMETHING BEYOND STATISTICS WHEN IT CAME TO THE PRESIDENT'S AIDS...
00:11:42 HOST WHAT SURPRISED YOU THE MOST ABOUT THE ACTIONS OR REACTIONS OF THESE CHILDREN IN YOUR BEING THERE?...
00:11:50 GUEST WHAT WAS GREAT WAS BELIEVE IT OR NOT, PEOPLE ACTUALLY LOVE AMERICA. I HAVE NEVER FALLEN INTO THE ...
00:14:01 HOST GA., FOR DANA PERINO. GOOD MORNING, IN A PENNANT LINE. ARE YOU WITH US, CALLER? WE WILL MOVE ON TO...
00:14:19 HOST DO ME A FAVOR, TURN YOUR VOLUME DOWN AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR YOUR LOT BETTER.
00:14:24 HOST OK, STEVE. I TALKED TO YOU ON MARCH 2 OF LAST YEAR, MONTHS BEFORE THE ELECTION. I TALKED TO YOU WITH...
00:14:37 HOST RIGHT. CALLER: I POINTED OUT THAT DAY WHAT MY GRANDFATHER HAD TOLD ME ABOUT A SNAKE OIL SALESMAN....
00:16:02 GUEST HERE IS THE THING, MANY THINGS ARE SAID DURING A CAMPAIGN. I THINK THAT OUR COUNTRY WOULD BE BETTER...
00:17:35 HOST SOUTHERN COLORADO, YOU ARE A GRADUATE OF THERE. FLORIDA IS NEXT 14 OF PERINO. GOOD MORNING. CALLER:...
00:17:49 GUEST GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR CALLING. CALLER: THERE IS A LOT OF POVERTY OVER THERE IN AFRICA. I HAVE...
00:18:16 GUEST I HAVE NOT HEARD, BUT THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS OVER THERE. I WAS...
00:20:40 HOST WAS THIS ADVOCATED BY PRESIDENT BUSH?
00:20:44 GUEST I DO NOT KNOW THE CUMULATIVE TOTAL, BUT I KNOW THAT CONGRESS IS AUTHORIZED FOR $50 BILLION OVER THE...
00:20:57 HOST COOPERSTOWN, GOOD MORNING. CALLER: I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH TWO THINGS. I AGREE WITH THIS YOUNG LADY,...
00:21:49 GUEST IF I COULD TAKE A LOOK MINUTES TO REACT TO THAT, THERE WERE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. IN JANUARY 2008...
00:24:35 HOST ANOTHER HEADLINE ON THE T.A.R.P. MONEY, "MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN BONUSES, $170 BILLION TO AIG."
00:24:54 GUEST I DO NOT KNOW THE DETAILS, BUT THE PRESS AIG ON WHETHER OR NOT IT IS FAIR, THEY SAY THAT THESE PAYMENTS...
00:25:43 HOST GEORGIA, REPUBLICAN LINE. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT AND LET...
00:26:41 GUEST THANK YOU. I DID NOT FEEL LIKE A HERO, I FELT THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN DOING SO MUCH MORE ALL ALONG...
00:27:53 HOST ILLINOIS, GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD MORNING, HOW ARE YOU?
00:27:56 GUEST HI. CALLER: I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOUR GUEST. I WENT TO SOUTH AFRICA IN NOVEMBER. LIKE YOUR GUEST,...
00:28:30 GUEST A GREAT QUESTION. SOMETHING THAT I HOPE TO WORK ON IN THE FUTURE IS HELP PEOPLE FIGURE OUT HOW THEY...
00:29:02 HOST WE HAVE A LINK TO LIVING HOPE ON C-SPAN.ORG.
00:29:10 GUEST YES, AND IT IS FASCINATING. MANY AMERICANS WERE THERE. SO MANY WERE WORKING FOR SIX MONTHS, ONE YEAR....
00:29:59 HOST OUR NEXT CALL COMES FROM OREGON, GOOD MORNING. .
00:30:38 HOST:CALLER THIS IS A CALL OUT FOR THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, WHY DON'T WE LOOK FOR THE NEXT FIVE TO 10 YEARS TO...
00:31:16 HOST THANK YOU. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS HEADLINE, THAT THE HIV/AIDS RATE IN D.C. HITS 3%.
00:31:30 GUEST IT IS A WELL-WRITTEN, WELL-RESEARCHED STORY. IT IS VERY TROUBLING THAT A CALLER THINGS THAT I IMPACTING...
00:32:07 HOST WHAT IS NEXT FOR YOU?
00:32:12 GUEST MY HUSBAND AND I ARE GETTING TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER AGAIN -- I DID NOT GET TO SEE HIM MUCH FOR THE PAST...
00:32:22 HOST LET ME ASK YOU, LOOKING AT THE WAR IN IRAQ, THERE IS THIS. LIKE YOU TO REACT TO -- WITH U.S. FORCES...
00:33:01 GUEST I THINK THAT IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN ARE VERY DIFFERENT FRIENDS. I THINK THAT THEY'RE THE SAME WAR AGAINST...
00:33:51 HOST OUR NEXT CALL IS FROM SPRINGFIELD, VT., GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD MORNING, MY QUESTION MAY COME FROM...
00:34:19 GUEST I AGREE. I THINK THAT BOTH CAN BE DONE. YOU CAN SEE SOME INNOVATIVE THINGS ESPECIALLY WITH URBAN ...
00:35:17 HOST LET ME GO TO THIS MAGAZINE PIECE WHERE IT SAYS THAT PRESIDENT BUSH, FORMER PRESIDENT BEGIN THINKING...
00:35:35 GUEST I THINK THAT IT WILL BE A CENTRAL PART OF HIS POST- PRESIDENCY. THAT IS WHERE HE WANTS TO HAVE THE...
00:36:24 HOST C-SPAN CONDUCTED A SEARCH SURVEY RANKING OF PRESIDENTS AND GEORGE W. BUSH WAS IN THE MID 30'S. AT...
00:36:40 GUEST I THINK THAT IT WILL BE A LONG TIME FROM NOW. LAST YEAR PRESIDENT BUSH READ THREE BOOKS ON GEORGE...
00:36:58 HOST DANA PERINO, FORMER WHITE HOUSE SECRETARY, THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY GUEST: THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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